[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR3.9]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 3_BOATING AND WATER USE ACTIVITIES--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  3.9  May I operate my personal watercraft (PWC) in park waters?

    (a) A person may operate a PWC only in park areas where authorized 
by special regulation. Special regulations may only be promulgated in 
the 21 parks listed in the following table:

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                      Name                                        Water type                        State
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Amistad National Recreation Area................  Impounded Lake...........................  TX
Assateague Island National Seashore.............  Open Ocean/Bay...........................  MD/VA
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area.........  Impounded Lake...........................  MT
Big Thicket National Preserve...................  River....................................  TX
Cape Cod National Seashore......................  Open Ocean/Bay...........................  MA
Cape Lookout National Seashore..................  Open Ocean/Bay...........................  NC
Chickasaw National Recreation Area..............  Impounded Lake...........................  OK
Cumberland Island National Seashore.............  Open Ocean/Bay...........................  GA
Curecanti National Recreation Area..............  Impounded Lake...........................  CO
Delaware Water Gap..............................  River....................................  PA/NJ
Fire Island National Seashore...................  Open Ocean/Bay...........................  NY
Gateway National Recreation Area................  Open Ocean/Bay...........................  NY
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area............  Impounded Lake...........................  AZ/UT
Gulf Islands National Seashore..................  Open Ocean/Bay...........................  FL/MS
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore................  Natural Lake.............................  IN
Lake Mead National Recreation Area..............  Impounded Lake...........................  AZ/NV
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area..........  Impounded Lake...........................  TX
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.........  Impounded Lake...........................  WA
Padre Island National Seashore..................  Open Ocean/Bay...........................  TX
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore...............  Natural Lake.............................  MI
Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation    Impounded Lake...........................  CA
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    (b) Where authorized, operation of a PWC on park waters is subject 
to the following conditions:
    (1) No person may operate a PWC unless each person aboard is wearing 
a Type I, II, III, or V PFD approved by the United States Coast Guard.
    (2) A person operating a PWC equipped by the manufacturer with a 
lanyard-type engine cut-off switch must attach such lanyard to his 
person, clothing, or PFD, as appropriate for the specific vessel.
    (3) No person may operate a PWC anytime between sunset and sunrise.
    (4) No person may operate a PWC by jumping the wake, becoming 
partially airborne or completely leaving the water while crossing the 
wake of another vessel within 100 feet of the vessel creating the wake.
    (5) If a park area is located within a State that has more 
restrictive regulations for the operation of PWC, then applicable State 
law applies in lieu of paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(4) of this section.